April 21, 2026

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Business Interruption Claims Arising From the Middle East Conflict

The current conflict in the Middle East has been as disruptive commercially as it has been geopolitically. Many businesses operating in the region are suffering from a combination of sharp demand declines, blocked routes to market, surging input costs, and …

Uber Loses Another US Driver Sex Assault Trial

A federal jury in North Carolina on Monday said Uber should pay $5,000 to a woman who claimed she was sexually assaulted by a driver she booked through the app, as the company faces thousands of similar claims. The Raleigh, …

Record Drought Sparks Worries About Fires, Water Supply And Food Prices

Drought in the contiguous United States has reached record levels for this time of year, weather data shows. Meteorologists said it’s a bad sign for the upcoming wildfire season, food prices and western water issues. More than 61% of the …

Xceedance Names Allapur Global Chief People Officer

Xceedance named Swapna Allapur chief people officer. Swapna will lead the company’s global people strategy, focusing on building workforce readiness, enabling large-scale transformation and strengthening the organizational capabilities. Swapna has nearly three decades of human resources leadership experience spanning multiple …

Wildfires Used to ‘Sleep’ at Night. Climate Change Has Them Burning Overtime

Burning time for North American wildfires is going into overtime. Flames are lasting later into the night and starting earlier in the morning because human-caused climate change is extending the hotter and drier conditions that feed fires, a new study …

Amazon’s Alleged Price-Fixing Targets Walmart, Home Depot, Chewy

Amazon.com Inc. coerced Levi Strauss & Co. and other prominent brands into an alleged price-fixing scheme that influenced costs for a wide variety of goods on retail websites operated by Walmart Inc., Target Corp., Home Depot Inc., Chewy Inc. and …